Lounge chair unit



Sept. 8, 1942. w. A. MOELLER LOUNGE CHAIR UNIT Filed Feb. 26, 1940INVENTOR. WILLIAM H. MOELLEE ATTo RNEY.

Patented Sept. 8, 1942 LOUNGE CHAIR UNIT William A. Moeller, LosAngeles, Calif., assignor to Los Angeles Spring Bed Company, LosAngeles, Calif., a corporation of Ohio Application February 26, 1940,Serial No. 320,814

1 Claim.

My invention consists of a new and novel combination chair built ofsturdy metallic frame members that are arranged in a manner to permitthe chair to be shifted into a plurality of reclining positions. By asimple adjustment, the chair can be further reclined without sacrificingthe security of the occupant. All adjustments for the chair can be madewithout the occupant leaving the seat of the chair.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to present a sturdycomfortable chair that is easy to adjust to variously inclinedpositions, and which is economical to manufacture.

Another object is to provide a simply constructed inclining type ofchair that can be adjusted to suit the weight of any person so that thechair can be shifted to various inclined positions with the leasteffort.

Other objects, advantages and features of my invention will appear fromthe accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description, thepreamble of this specification, and the appended claim.

Applicant is about to illustrate and describe one of the forms of hisinvention in order to teach one how to make and use the same, but it isto be understood that the drawing and description thereof are not tolimit the invention in any sense whatsoever, except as limited by theappended claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows the invention in perspective view with the back and seatcushions removed.

Fig. 2 shows the invention in longitudinal section, and

Fig. 3 shows a section similar to Fig. 2, but with parts thereof indifferent positions.

The base of the chair illustrated in the drawing comprises spaced apartparallel ground rails l and 2 which are preferably formed of angleirons. Angle irons are preferred as the structural members of everyother part of the chair as well, wherever practical, since they are thelightest and sturdiest elements from which to build frames and the like.

The front portion of the chair is provided with short upwardly extendinglegs 3 and 4, said legs being pivoted to the forward ends of theirrespective ground rails by rivets 5 and 6. The tops of the legs arebraced laterally by a strut 'l which has its ends rigidly fixed to theupper parts of the legs by tightly drawn rivets. Corner braces 8 and 9are added to further give the legs lateral rigidity.

Intermediate the ends of the ground rails is a cross stiffener [0 havingits ends riveted to the lower flange of the rails l and 2. The rear endsof the rails are provided with castors or rollers II and I2 so that thechair can be easily rolled about the floor or lawn.

The leg rest of the chair is made up of a U- shaped frame having a tiemember l3 with integral legs l4 and I5. Short brackets l4 and I5 fixedto the forward portions of the legs depend therefrom and are pivoted tothe top portions of the vertical legs 3 and 4 respectively by rivets asshown. The open space in the foot rest is provided with the usualresilient wires and springs Hi to support a cushion pad, not shown.

The seat of the chair is similar to the foot rest and comprises aU-shaped frame having a tie member I1 and integral legs [8 and I9. AU-like brace I1 has its ends fixed to the ends of the legs 18 and I9.The space between the legs is provided with wires and springs 20 tosupport the seat portion of the cushion pad. The free ends of legs l5and IQ of the rest and seat are pivoted at 2| and the legs l4 and [8thereof are pivoted at 22. Although bolts and nuts may be used forpivots in the construction of applicants chairs, rivets are generallypreferred so that there is no risk of any part of the chairs becomingloose and subsequently breaking down.

The back of the chair comprises a rectangular shaped frame havingopposed tie members 23 and 24 and lateral rails 25 and 26, all rivetedtogether or made of a single integral piece. The lower ends of thelateral rails 25 and 26 are pivoted at 21 and 28 respectively toupstanding side brackets 29 and 30 respectively which are rigidly fixedto their adjacent legs of the chair seat. The back frame is alsoprovided with bands and springs 3| to support the cushion pad. Wherevernecessary, corner braces like 8 and 9 are employed throughout the seat,foot rest and back structure of the chair, or any other part thereof.

Each side of the chair is equipped with a curved arm rest having a toprail 32 and an integral front rail 33. The bottom end of the front railis pivoted at 34 to one leg of the seat frame. The rear ends of the armrests are fixed to the ends of a strut 35. Each arm rest is cut out at36 to form a slot which is adapted to engage a stud 31 fixed to eachlateral rail of the chair back, as shown. The chair back is arrested bythe strut 35 when the stud 31 is not in the slot 36.

The seat of the chair is supported above the ground rails by crossmembers 38 and 39 on one side and cross members 40 and 4| on the otherside. The lower ends of members 38 and 39 are pivoted to upstandingbrackets 42 and 43 respectively which are rigidly fixed to the groundrail I, and the upper ends of members 38 and 39 are pivoted to dependingbrackets 44 and 45 respectively which are rigidly fixed to the leg 19 ofthe seat frame.

The cross members 40 and 4| on the other side of the chair having theirlower ends pivoted to upstanding brackets 42' and 43' respectively whichare rigidly fixed to the ground rail 2, and the upper ends of saidmembers are pivoted to brackets 44' and 45' respectively which dependfrom the leg l8 of the chair seat frame.

The opposed diagonal members 38 and 40 are rigidly spaced apart by thebars 46 and 41. These bars have their ends welded or otherwisepermanently fixed to the members 38 and. 40, and the bars are spacedapart to accommodate the diagonal members 39 and 4| between them. Thesebars limit the movement of the chairs superstructure, the bar 46limiting the backward movement and the bar 4'l limiting the forwardmovement.

In order to urge the superstructure always to a forward position andplace the chair seat and foot rest at the same level as shown in Fig. 3when it is unoccupied, a coil tension spring 43 is provided. One end ofthe spring is attached to the bar 41 and the other end to the end of thethreaded stem 49. Thisstem passes through a hole in an upstandingbracket 50 which is rigidly fixed to the strut ID. A wing nut 5| isthreaded to the stem so that the tension of the spring can be variedmanually.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

In a chair having a back, seat and foot rest pivoted together in theorder named, means to hold the back in angular relation with the seat, apair of spaced apart elongated ground rails, a pair of cross members oneach side of the chair pivotally joining the seat with end portions andintermediate portions of the rails, and legs at the forward end of thefoot rest pivotally joining the foot rest with the forward ends of therails, a pair of spaced apart bars joining the outer member andextending across opposite edges of the inner member of each pair ofcrossmembers and operating as stop elements for the chair, a cross-barjoining the ground rails forwardly of the stop element, a tension springhaving its ends attached to one of the elements and to the cross-bar ofthe rails for the purposes described.

WILLIAM A. MOELLER.

